poten, potes, posse & poss

These ROOT-WORDS are POTEN, POTES & POSSE meaning POWER. They come from the Latin posse, potesse & possessus. The word POSSE (No. 12) has been adopted entirely; the others we have manipulated and suited to our uses. A very special word is No. 5. The most important qualities of a person are his potentialities. Very few people take the trouble to explore their real potential.